General Motors Co. he appointed two new directors, including tech industry veteran Meg Whitman, his first major move since the unraveling of his company Quibi Holdings LLC, which began last year.
GM said Thursday that Ms. Whitman, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and eBay Inc., and Mark Tatum, the NBA’s deputy commissioner, immediately joined his board. Tatum, 51, has been the NBA’s head of operations since 2014, overseeing the league’s drive toward international markets.
The appointments are in addition to a GM board that corporate governance groups have praised for their diversity, especially for their inclusion of women, who now hold seven of their 13 seats on the board. This includes CEO and President Mary Barra.
The carmaker is among the top 5 percent of companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which includes nearly all U.S. listed companies, in which women make up at least half of the directors, according to the advocacy group. 50/50 Women on Boards.
The issue of board diversity has focused more on the last year amid broader debates on social inequality and racial injustice.